Basket-ball goal-indicator



-R. UACKSON, In.

nsti-P1111 GOAL INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED -FEBl J. 192|.

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The present invention rialV 's to improvements in basket ball basketsand its object is to provide a goal indicator for a basket ball basketadapted to indicate the fact that a ball has passed through the basketby the sounding of a be This object is attained by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents aplan view of a basket adapted to be used in the basket ball game, withthe goal indicator attached thereto, Fig. 2 shows a side elevation ofthe saine object, Fi 3 a detail view of the goal indicator and ig. 4 asectional view of said goal indicator along line of Fig. 3.

The basket (1) consists of a plurality of leather strips ed from a metaring (3) at equa distance from each other, a leather belt (4) of smallercircumference than the metal ring, holding said strips in spacedrelation, a short distance below sai the .fallpvns is as orsnnlrnnnexsco, camroimra,

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s rectan lever 23) extends swin extending right angles supported in ingfrom which form at the same time a vertical guideway a pivoting of thelever in a cal plane. provided in allowing the zontal position and atventing it from s zontal position. (23) is bent te d the bell.

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for the block (24), thus assuring erfectly verti- (lee Fig. 4) is 75 thehorizontal member (17) lever (23) to assume a horithe same time prengingbeyond the hori- The outer part of the lever 50 adapt itself to theshape of A recess (28) I claim:

ring and a second adjustable belt (6) slidably fastened to the stripsnear their lower 1 n a basket ball basket comprising a ends. The basketis fastened te 'its support S0116 ring and a iexible basket dependmg a5indicated at, (7) by a horizontal arm therefrom, a goal indicatorcomprising a having a downwardlyT extending strip 9 frame secured tosaid ring, a bell supported and by two brackets 11). in said frame and alever pivoted in said To this basket my device (12) is attached. frame,one end of said lever extending into Its frame consists of two verticalmembers the basket, the other end adapted to strike 9o (14) and twohorizontal members (15) and Ithe bell.

(17) secured thereto, member (16) some- 2. In a basket ball basketcomprising a what above the center of the vertical members and member(17) at the bottom ends of said members. This frame is secured to themetal ring by means of two clamping mem bers (18) at the top of thevertical members, preferably in such a manner that the horizontal arm(18) occupies a central position with reference to said frame.

The horizontal member (16) carries on an arm (19) extending therefromthe bell (21) ada ted to be sounded by means of a ball 22 striking thecircumference of said bell. The ball is carried at the end of a leverswinging on a horizontal pin (24) supported in the lower member (17) ofthe frame. The other end of the lever (23) extends into solid ring andtherefrom, a goal indicator comprising a frame having two uprightandtwohorizontal 105 members secured to rectangular block solid ring anda flexible basket depending therefrom, a goal indicator comprising aframe having two uprights and two horia lever supported in the otherhorithe basket, the other end adaptbliii basket eem rising a a iiexiblebasket spending 3. In a basket said ring, a bell supsaid horizontalmembers, a pivotally supported in the orted in one of fmfsid rmgfsupported in one of saidborlizogtalmombrg, two lips extending from lieother horizontal QRefillable12;a r @Heulen bkeek-pyotallm ported'fin,sai lips @lleven extenglmgfthreughl seid block, .onqendofz said lemenextending str'dthefsbelle 5.111;v a: basket bell basketr ar solid ringand a flexible basket;Y Q l im mi. s a,

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